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Amazing Man was the brainchild of Bill Everett, who also created the Sub-Mariner and Daredevil for Marvel. The character was one of the most popular heroes from the eccentric Centaur Publications, and enjoyed a twenty-one issue run in the Golden Age. Granted the power to transform into a green mist, and having been trained to the height of physical perfection, Amazing Man aka John Aman battled the sinister Council of Seven, particularly his nemesis the Great Question, until the series ended in the early 40s. The cult hero would return in the 1990s for Malibu Comics, and later versions would appear in the Marvel Universe, Dynamite Entertainment and Gallant Comics as the character had entered the public domain.

Based on a very sad yet true chapter of American history; The Green Nazi Ape-Monster Battles of 1941

Overstreet Guide 2018 VF- (7.5) value = $2,857.

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off white pgsrare!! first Masked Marvel in own title (9/40)The Jon Berk Collection

The "secret identity" trope is one of superhero fiction's great standbys, as caped do-gooders and night-crawling baddie-fighters keep their private lives private, to protect those they love and have a moment's peace from nefarious villains. In most instances, we, the reader, are allowed into the hero's inner sanctum, privy to their mysterious double-life. Then there's the Masked Marvel, whose unusual gimmick was... well, that we have no idea who he was. While in later incarnations during his Malibu Comics revival allowed him the luxury of a civilian identity, the original Golden Age hero was mysterious even to his readership, his true name never revealed to audiences, allowing him an extra layer of interest and mystery that helped him stand out from the army of Super-copycats that littered newsstands in the post-Action #1 era. Centaur knew a good thing when they saw it, and hastily promoted him from the pages of Keen Detective into his own solo title in this pre-war rarity beloved of obscure Golden Age superhero strips.

Featuring one in a long run of excellent, racy and thrilling covers, this second issue of Planet Comics picks up where the first left off. The art inside the book is a cut above the standard Golden Age fare, as are the storylines, which show the amazing distillation of the sci-fi genre from Victorian novels into small, digestable chunks, influenced heavily by the pulps that ruled the roost before comics took over the newsstands. Planet Payson, Flint Baker, Tiger Hart and Spurt Hammond all get in on the action in this GA classic!

Sure, it's the movie that changed cinema, but it was also the comic that saved Marvel, kinda. When Marvel bigwig and comics legend Roy Thomas got a sneak work-in-progress screening of the risky, widely derided space oater in early 1977, he cannily browbeat a skeptical Stan Lee into snagging the comics rights to the future mega-franchise. It didn't take much to convince filmmaker George Lucas, as the notorious fanboy was a long-time Marvel maniac and knew that the House of Ideas was the only logical home for his daring new project. After months of furious work on the part of Thomas and artist Howard Chaykin, the first issue hit stands in advance of the film's premiere, making it a novelty amongst Star Wars tie-ins. Of note are the off-model portraits and color choices littering these early issues, as Chaykin and company had only stills and workprints off of which to craft the book, leading to a surprisingly beefy Luke, a zaftig Leia, and...a green Vader? Forget all that, it's Star Wars, the most significant pop-cultural creation of the past 40 years, and you love it, you know you do.

Superman wasn't a sure thing. So uncertain were DC Comics (then National Periodicals) that the second cover to the Action series, prepared before the initial issue hit the stands, didn't even feature the Man of Steel on its cover. As a result, Action 2 is arguably even scarcer than the first, the number of copies on the CGC census are less than half that of the mighty Action 1. This comic, which was once considered a throwaway, worth only pocket change of the era, and intended to pass time for only a moment, has been preserved through the passage of many decades.

This is not the first issue of the Fantastic Four, but it is an issue filled to the brim with firsts. This issue marks the first appearance of the FF's costumes, which can turn invisible, stretch to incredible lengths, resist powerful flames, and allow Ben Grimm a relaxing day at the beach. This issue also debuts the location of the super-team's headquarters, the design of their Fantasti-car, and even features the first time Stan Lee refers to the series as "The Greatest Comic Magazine in the World". Notably, this issue is also the first to feature an FF fan mail section, the first step in Lee's creation of the Mighty Marvel Fan Base. The vintage Jack Kirby cover design uses the sharp, stark grays of the New York City skyline to highlight the bright reds of Johnny Blaze's flames and the pristine white of the brand new Fantasti-car.

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